Arapahoe Basin Says Car Pool Incentive Plan Working

An incentive that allows car-poolers to park for free close to the lifts at Arapahoe Basin ski area in Colorado has proved popular, the resort’s COO Alan Henceroth reports. A Basin began to offer free parking for cars with at least four people in its ‘prime parking’ area which represents the best positioned 200 spaces […]

Val d’Isère Trial Horse Powered Gritter

Val d’Isère have tested out what they believe is the first horse-powered gritter used to spread salt on pavements to break up the ice. Radio Val d’Isère report that a team from l’Adroit Farm led by Xavier Mattis have developed the machine which rotates automatically to spread salt on pavements around the resort with the […]

Cortina Promises a ‘Green’ World Championships

As the 2019 Are Alpine Skiing World Championships end, Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo has announced that the next Championships in 2021 which they’re hosting will have a focus on renewable energy and sustainable development. Their aim is to catapulting this much-loved Dolomite ski destination into the future while safeguarding the alpine ecosystem. To that end the […]

FIS Boss “Takes Responsibility” for His Comments on Climate Change

The International Ski Federation’s (FIS) president Gian Franco Casper has said comments he made that appeared to mirror President Trump’s views on climate change, and that dictatorships were easier nations in which to stage ski races, were taken out of context. The comments made in a Swiss newspaper have caused outrage in many circles of […]

Get your Skiwear Fixed for Free in Resort

Skiwear company Patagonia are taking an unusual approach to selling gear – by offering skiers and boarders the chance to get their damaged skiwear repaired for free, regardless of the brand. The company’s ‘Worn Wear Repair Tour’ has just launched in Innsbruck, Austria and will make its way to snow destinations across Europe over the […]

Reduce Prices, Reduce Emissions

A Swiss resort is halving rail and lift prices to promote public transport over private The SkiArena Andermatt-Sedrun in Switzerland is working with Protect Our Winters to organize what they believe are the first “car free days” in Switzerland. According to one resort spokesman: “The goal of the initiative is to raise awareness about CO² […]

Tricoloured Energy

A French resort is using three different green technologies to cover 30% of its energy needs The largest ski resort in the Southern Alps, Serre-Chevalier in France, has announced it will be meeting 30% of its energy needs by 2021 using a combination of green energy sources. Work on the project to bring hydroelectric, photovoltaic […]